Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
a Terrific storm.

Grand Forks, Oak, was visited Thursday
afternoon by the most destructive storm
ever known there Two women were in
stantly killed and five persons were fatally
injured About 300 buildings were more or
less injured, - being leveled to the ground
Among the latter were the North Dakota
university and the Roman Catholic church.
train consisting of a smoking car and one
passenger coach was blown off the track
and rolled down an embankment, causing
injuries to several passengers The wind
was so strong that heavy building owned
by the Austin powder company was blown
fully half mile,
Two New York hotel-keepers who made
a test case on the Sunday closing laws have
discovered that Mayor Hewitt means bust
ness They have had to pay the heavy
fines imposed for furnishing liquors on Sun
day and have been warned that their Ii
censes will be revoked if they persist in
transgressing. They employed Bob Inger-
soil as their counsel, but even his eloquence
couldn't save them.
Prince Bismarcks condition has become
worse. He is afflicted with rheumatic pains
which prevent sleep. His doctors all ad-
wise rest and a change of climate His i'll
ness, however, prevents his travelling at
present
A peculiar accident caused the death of a
young man named Edward Likely at Lin
coin, Neb, Monday evening He was play
ing ball with five or six other young men
and struck at a slow pitched ball which
glanced off the bat and hit him in the
mouth He fell forward, striking on the
top of his head, and in 10 minutes he was
dead
Lew Hart, young unmarried man, was
driving Il wagon loaded with nitro-glycer-
inc cans at Buffalo, n. Y, Monday. The
cans exploded and Harris mangled remains
were picked up many yards away, the wag
on being blown to sphnters. The horses
We're badly injured, and fences and other
| objects in the vicinity were demolished.
Dago Joe, notorious local character,
who short time ago killed young man
at Shelby Station, Miss, was lynched near
| Cleveland, Miss, Monday night. Officers
/ started with him from Shelby TO Rosedale
| 10 put him in Jail for safe keeping, When
a few miles in the country they were over
taken by mob of 200 masked men, who
swung him to a tree and riddled his body
with bullets.
Next Sunday afternoon, the day proceed.
| ing the 5Oth Jubilee anniversary of her
coronation, services in honor of Queen Vic,
toria will be held at the old Trinity church
in New York Bishop Potter thinks the
! Queens career, both as a women and ruler,
justities such an exceptional honor.
Bishop Potter of New York has issued q
pastoral letter in behalf Of the proposed
| cathedral of ST. John the Divine, which
was read in the churches of the diocese on
| Sunday
A huge aerolite, estimated to weigh two
tons, fell near Evansville, Indiana, last
Sunday morning, and penetrated the eartl
- or 20 feet The people thought there
was an earthquake. 1t is but a short time
since a larger one fell in western New
| York
Hail stones, strangely shaped, pointed
and weighing over pound each, recently
fell in the district between Adranople and
Shumla, on the slope of the Balkan noun.
tains IN Eastern Rumeha The hail stone,
destroyed the harvests, killed many labor
ers and cattle IN the fields, and pierced the
roofs Of houses like bullets.
A woman at Grand River, No, gave
birth 10 five children in one day recently
The mother and children are doing wen
The incredulous public were invited in t.
see them
A London friend of Stanley says the ex.
plorer has bought corner lots enough in At
RIGA TO make him the John Jacob Aston OF
the continent before he dies He has white
witnesses 20 all his purchases from the
chiefs and the transactions are in writing
and as soon as register of deeds is APP.
pointed he will have them recorded.